stomach and intestines ; it is also a pre- ventative of intermittent fever. It gives tone and vigour to the system after re- covering from disease. STOMACHIC DRAUGHT.— Quassia shavings, 2 drachms ; boiling water, 1 pint. Let it remain in a close vessel till cold. Strain. Add to the liquor, tincture of cardamom, 2 ozs. ; compound spirits of lavender, 4 drs. ; rhubarb in powder, 1 scruple. Take 3 table-spoonfuls an hour before dinner to create an appetite. STOMACHIC ELIXIR, Dr. Stoughton's. — Pare off the thin yellow rinds of 6 large Seville oranges, and put them in a quart bottle with 1 ox. of gen- tian root, scraped and sliced, and 34 a drachm of cochineal. Pour over these ingredients a pint of brandy✪ Stomachic Elixir, Dr. Stoughton's ; shake the bottle well several times during that and the following day ; let it stand two days more to settle, and clear it off into bottles for use. Take one or two tea-spoonfuls morning and afternoon, in a glass of wine or in a cup of tea. This elegant preparation is a most valuable tonic. STOMACHIC ELIXIR. Gentian root, 2 ozs. ; bitter oranges sliced, 1 oz. ; Virginia snake root, oz. Bruise, and infuse for four days in 1 pint of brandy; then add a pint of water. A wine-glassful to be taken occasionally. Good for flatulency, in- digestion, want of appetite, &c. STOMACHIC TINCTURE. — Gentian root, sliced, 1 oz. ; orange peel, dried, J4 oz. ; cochineal, 15 grs. ; proof brandy, 1 pint ; in 3 or 4 days it is fit for use. Dose : 2 or 3 teaspoon- fuls in a glass of water, twice a day. This tincture is useful in all disorders that arise from a relaxed stomach. STONE. — Stone is an accumula- tion of particles of gravel which unite and form a hard mass, or stone ; and they enlarge by successive layers of gravel until they become very large and difficult to remove. The symptoms are itching at the ex- tremity of the glands of the penis, an in- creased desire to make water, with more or less pain in making it ; even when the bladder is emptied, the pain con- tinues ; sometimes there is difficulty in retaining the water ; and at other times STO 380 STR the flow of It is liable to stop suddenly. The irritation caused by the presence of a stone often produces remote symp- toms, as pain in the back and lower limbs. Treatment. — Give the Diuretic medicines described, pages 162 — 163. See also Gravel , page 200. Drink strong pennyroyal tea ; or a decoction of burdock, dandelion, white carrot, and parsley roots. Drink half a cup- ful several times a day. Flannels dip- ped in the Stimulating Liniment, com- bined with tincture of cayenne, with 30 drops of laudanum, may be applied externally to the region of pain. It is said that a gill oi red onion juice and a pint of horsemint tea, drank morning and evening, (but not together,) wiU cause a change, and probably dissolve the stone. The following pills may be taken with great benefit : — Parsley seeds, powdered, % oz. ; castile soap, 1 oz. ; oil of juniper, 30 drops ; solidified copaiba, 1 oz. Form into pills. Take two per day. Drink at the same time a solution of saleratus.

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stomach and intestines ; it is also a preventative of intermittent fever. It gives tone and vigour to the system after recovering from disease. STOMACHIC DRAUGHT.— Quassia shavings, 2 drachms ; boiling water, 1 pint. Let it remain in a close vessel till cold. Strain. Add to the liquor, tincture of cardamom, 2 ozs. ; compound spirits of lavender, 4 drs. ; rhubarb in powder, 1 scruple. Take 3 table-spoonfuls an hour before dinner to create an appetite. STOMACHIC ELIXIR, Dr. Stoughton's. — Pare off the thin yellow rinds of 6 large Seville oranges, and put them in a quart bottle with 1 ox. of gentian root, scraped and sliced, and ¾ a drachm of cochineal. Pour over these ingredients a pint of brandy ; shake the bottle well several times during that and the following day ; let it stand two days more to settle, and clear it off into bottles for use. Take one or two tea-spoonfuls morning and afternoon, in a glass of wine or in a cup of tea. This elegant preparation is a most valuable tonic. STOMACHIC ELIXIR. Gentian root, 2 ozs. ; bitter oranges sliced, 1 oz. ; Virginia snake root, 1 oz. Bruise, and infuse for four days in 1 pint of brandy; then add a pint of water. A wine-glassful to be taken occasionally. Good for flatulency, indigestion, want of appetite, &c. STOMACHIC TINCTURE. — Gentian root, sliced, 1 oz. ; orange peel, dried, ¼ oz. ; cochineal, 15 grs. ; proof brandy, 1 pint ; in 3 or 4 days it is fit for use. Dose : 2 or 3 teaspoonfuls in a glass of water, twice a day. This tincture is useful in all disorders that arise from a relaxed stomach. STONE. — Stone is an accumulation of particles of gravel which unite and form a hard mass, or stone ; and they enlarge by successive layers of gravel until they become very large and difficult to remove. The symptoms are itching at the extremity of the glands of the penis, an increased desire to make water, with more or less pain in making it ; even when the bladder is emptied, the pain continues ; sometimes there is difficulty in retaining the water ; and at other times [illustration: STO] the flow of It is liable to stop suddenly. The irritation caused by the presence of a stone often produces remote symptoms, as pain in the back and lower limbs. Treatment. — Give the Diuretic medicines described, pages 162 — 163. See also Gravel , page 200. Drink strong pennyroyal tea ; or a decoction of burdock, dandelion, white carrot, and parsley roots. Drink half a cupful several times a day. Flannels dipped in the Stimulating Liniment, combined with tincture of cayenne, with 30 drops of laudanum, may be applied externally to the region of pain. It is said that a gill oi red onion juice and a pint of horsemint tea, drank morning and evening, (but not together,) wiU cause a change, and probably dissolve the stone. The following pills may be taken with great benefit : — Parsley seeds, powdered, % oz. ; castile soap, 1 oz. ; oil of juniper, 30 drops ; solidified copaiba, 1 oz. Form into pills. Take two per day. Drink at the same time a solution of saleratus.

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